The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-05
PROSECUTING A COMPETITOR
The Warfare Between the Local Passen-
ger Agents Assumes a New Phase.
Agent Martin Has Agent Fisher Arrested on
the Charge of Subornation in Procur-
ing an Affidavit Against Him.

The strife among local railroad passenger
agents is becoming bitter. The Ohio river pool,
entered into sometime since by all the railroads
centerlng here, has not had the effect of bring
ing peace. On the contrary it seems to have
been the means of making more trouble than
was ever had before. Under the provisions of
the pool uniform passenger rate was estab-
lished from this city to Chicago st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Louisville, and anyone who should
break the agreement in a single instance
should be subject to a fine of $50
Since 1t went into effect the passenger
agents have been suspicious of each other.
and there have been charges and counter charges
that the pool was being broken.
The established rate from this city to Cincin-
natl was 800 for regular ticket, or So for re-
bate ticket In December, W. H. Fisher, pas
senger agent of the c., II. & l., suspected that
the Big FoCr was violating the contract by SELL
ing regular tickets for less than So 30. For the
purpose OF showing that the road was violating
the contract by furnishing tickets for So. %
through the scalper's Office he employed Charles
Cravens, barber, to go to William Pow
ellis scalping Office, on South Illinois
street. and call for ticket to
CiH0iAHo1. ACCORDING 10 OEd'euSe dHiuosAt
he entered Powelrs Office on the 23d day OF
December and inquired the rate to Cincinnati.
The man in charge said he could sell ticket for
S3 If he would take rebate ticket, or for S. 70
II he would take regular ticket. Cravens agreed
| to take the latter, and the scalper went to the
| Big Four Office on South Meridian street and re-
| turned with ticket numbered 925. Cravens
| paid him So % end returned to the g., ID. q l.
office, where he made an affidavit reciting the
| above facts, which was certified to before George
| N. Catterson, notary public. After Mr. Fisher
| had secured this evidence he began to use it
| against the Big Four.
| The warfare continued until yesterday. when
| D. II. Martin, passenger agent of the Big -Four,
| swore out a warrant for the arrest Of both Fish
| er and Cravens charging the latter with perjury
| and the former with subornation. The affidavlts
| state that the Big Four never sold any such
ticket to Powell or any of his men, and charge
! that in his affidavit Cravens periured himself
| and that Fisher urged him to make the affidavit
| and therefore is guilty of subornation. Both
| gentlemen were arrested shortly after noon yes
! terday by Constable Moore, from Squire John
| sons court They were taken before the justice
| and gave bond for $500 each for their appear
| ance the 11th inst.
| Mr.. Fisher claims that the prosecution is spite
| work. and that he will be able to show that tn.
| Big Four did break the pool by selling tickets
| at So %. An error in the affidavit made by era
| vens is that he says that the tickets were Sc
| cured at the upper Office. when, he claims, hs
| meant the lower one
| At William Powelis scalping Office clerl
| said, last evening. that Mr. Powell had no recol
lection of such a ticket having been sold as era
veus described in his affidavit